

Her third album, "Black Reign," became the first by a female emcee to be certified gold. For more than two decades, R&B singer R.The rapper is probably one of those few artists who hit platinum with a song from a debut album. However the first ‘real’ white rappers were the Beastie Boys who released their first hip hop album in 1986. "I try not to have too much care for the white rapper thing, I understand that the stigma existed in the past, but we are passed that in my eyes," Caskey told AllHipHop.

Latifah's commercial success kicked down doors for future stars such as Da Brat, Lauryn Hill, and Nicki Minaj.

The first being that I have wanted to write a book for a while now about my experience in the hip hop world which comes with a very unique perspective having been the first white female rapper.During the 1990s, he was a central figure in the East Coast hip-hop scene. Wayne had been looking for a female rapper to be a part of the team and when he'd seen that it was a wrap. While listening to his music from a couple of years back until now, you can really see and hear how he developed into a legitimate rapper.
